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UWF students present Irish Experience works

   August 31, 2016

Theatre, art and music students from the University of West Florida will present artistic works as a culmination of the 2016 Irish Experience program, “From the Emerald Coast to the Emerald Isle.”

UWF’s Irish Experience program allows students to take their artistic talents abroad and focus on their individual fine art disciplines and areas of interest. During the program, held May 25-June 23, theatre and music students were given the opportunity to perform in such venues as the George Bernard Shaw Theatre and Carlow Cathedral in Carlow and the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. Art students were able to work alongside Irish artists David King and Elizabeth Cope.

The schedule of events includes:

Music

· Recital – Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Art

· Irish Experience Exhibition – Sept. 9 through Oct. 1

· Opening Reception – Sept. 9, 5 to 7 p.m.

Theatre

· “Riders to the Sea” & “A Pound on Demand” – Sept. 9 & 10, 7:30 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, tickets are required for the Department of Music recital and the Department of Theatre productions. The Art Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Contact Nick Croghan, TAG UWF gallery director, at artgallery@uwf.edu or 850.474.2696 for additional details. All events will take place in the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola Campus. For more information or to reserve tickets, please call the CFPA Box Office at 850.857.6285.

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